Oubtain fixture



(No Model.)

E. C. BYAM.

CURTAIN FIXTURE.

A1\Io.361,20. PatQntedApr. 12,1881

62 MLC N PETERS. Phanrmhngrupn UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

EBER C. BYAM, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF TWO-THIRDS TO JOHN A.STENART AND JAMES S. BAKER, BOTH OF SAME PLACE.

FIXTURE.y

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 361,208. dated April12, i887.

Application filed August 2l, 1884.

To @ZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, EEER C. BYAM, `of Rochester, in the county of Monroeand State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful'Improvement in Curtain-Fixtures; and I do herebydeclare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is anelevation showing a window with the curtain-fixture applied. Fig. 2 is aperspective view of the cord-fastening- Fig. 3 is a plan view of thesaine, the casingto which it is attached being shown in section. Fig. 4is a side elevation of one of the rollercord bearings.

My improvement relates to curtains which can be adjusted higher or loweron the window by means of cords, and can also be rolled or unrolled, atwhatever position it is placed, so as to shade any part ofthe window.

The invention consists in an improved construction of the cord-bearing,whereby it is adapted to both cords, and stands off away from thecasing, so that the curtain can run freely up and down, as hereinaftermore fully described.

'In the drawings, A shows the casing of au ordinary window. B is thecurtain-roller, and C is the curtain which winds thereon.

D is a double cord for raising or lowering the roller. The doubledlength of the cord passes up over a bearing, E, at the top of thewindow. Here itdivides into two branches, one of which, D,A extendsdownward and is attached to an open hanger, F. which supports one endofthe roller, and the other, D2, extends across the window, passes overanother bearing, E', then extends downward,and is attached to a hanger,F', that supports the other end of the roller. By this means the rollercan be raised or lowered bodily by drawing on the cord D.

G is another cord, which Vwinds on the spool H, attached to the end ofthe roller. By operating this cord the curtain can be rolled up or downon the roller, at whatever adjustment the roller may be placed. Thus anypart of Serial No. 141.198. (No model.)

the window can be shaded, and to any desired y degree.

Heretofore, so far as I am aware, separate bearings have been used tocatch and hold the cords D G; and the latter, when attached in line, tostand vertically with the spool, brings its bearing so far in that theedge of the curtain cannot overlap the casing without running againstthe bearing in lowering. My

present invention consists in constructing these two bearings in onepiece, that for the cord D being attached to .the casing outside thecurtain and 'that for the cord G standing inward in line with its cord,but projecting forward away from the casing, so that the edge -curtaiucan overlap the casing and run freely up and down behind the bearing.This obviates a dificulty which hasvheretofore been experienced in thisclass of fixtures, the curtain having to be made narrow t0 preventrunning against the bearing, or else the bearing having to be locatedout of a vertical line with the spool, in which case the cord will notwind well on the spool. By this means also the device is stronger,stiffer, and more substantial, is easier to apply, as a less number ofscrews are used, and it is also much cheaper. The bearings are providedwith suitable slits or openings, a a, in which the cords catch and bindto hold them in place. The outer cord, D, is provided with knots b b atgiven intervals apart, to hold more securely.

The spool consists of one fixed head, d, provided with a square shank,f, that is driven into the end of the roller, and one loose head, d',that has a square hole, through which the shank passes and by which itis clamped against the end of the roller. The cord-bearing E consists ofa square shank, h, that is driven into the casing, and two hooks orlugs, ing` offset or standing out away from the casiz', between whichthe cord passes. ing, so that the curtain can run freely behind Idisclaim, simply and broadly, a cord-bearit, and the two bearings beingconnected by a ing having a wedge-shaped slit for holding the centralweb, as herein shown and described. 15

5 cord. In witness whereof I have hereunto signed Vhat I claim as new,and desire to secure my name in the presence of two subscribing byLetters Patent, is witnesses.

A cord-bearing consisting of a casting made EBEE C. BYAM. in one piece,having two slitted bearings for vWitnesses: xo the two separate cords,each bearing covering R. F. OSGOOD,

its vertical line with its cord, the inner beztr- I). A. COSTICH.

